Nats can't complete comeback vs. Cubs

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The long ball proved to be John Lannan's undoing as the Nationals lost to the Cubs, 5-4, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Nats can't complete comeback vs. Cubs....

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeWitt, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Castro, S, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315
Nady, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244
Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243
Baker, Je, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
Fukudome, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Soto, C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .285
Soriano, A, LF 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 .261
Colvin, CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255
Zambrano, C, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hoffpauir, M, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 8 5 0 7 8 .261
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .261
Kennedy, A, 2B 5 0 2 3 0 1 3 .261
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .301
Dunn, A, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .262
Bernadina, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268
c-Desmond, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .268
Morse, RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .271
Gonzalez, Al, SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .276
Lannan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
a-Maxwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .102
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH-LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .177
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 11 18 .253
a-Struck out for Lannan in the 5th. b-Flied out for Balester in the 8th. c-Struck out for Bernadina in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Castro, S (25, Lannan).
HR: Soriano, A (20, 2nd inning off Lannan, 2 on, 0 out), Colvin (19, 4th inning off Lannan, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Castro, S 2; Nady; Baker, Je; Fukudome; Soto; Soriano, A 4; Colvin 5.
RBI: Soriano, A 3 (65), Colvin 2 (48).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, A.
GIDP: Ramirez, A; Soriano, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Castro, S (20, throw).
DP: 2 (DeWitt-Castro, S-Nady 2).

BATTING
2B: Kennedy, A (13, Marmol).
TB: Morgan; Kennedy, A 3; Zimmerman, R; Morse; Gonzalez, Al 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (71), Kennedy, A 3 (27).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R; Kennedy, A 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina 2; Desmond 2; Zimmerman, R.
S: Lannan.
GIDP: Dunn, A; Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Al (4, throw).
DP: 2 (Gonzalez, Al-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A 2).

Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano, C(W, 5-6) 7.1 5 1 1 1 8 0 4.64
Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.81
Marmol(S, 23) 1.1 2 3 3 2 3 0 3.36
Totals 9.0 7 4 4 5 11 0 4.39
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(L, 5-6) 5.0 7 5 4 0 3 2 5.23
Batista 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.21
Balester 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.70
Stammen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.18
Totals 9.0 8 5 4 0 7 2 4.16
Balk: Marmol.
Pitches-strikes: Zambrano, C 108-68, Marshall 17-7, Marmol 33-21, Lannan 83-51, Batista 23-14, Balester 14-9, Stammen 11-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zambrano, C 9-6, Marshall 1-0, Marmol 0-1, Lannan 8-2, Batista 4-0, Balester 1-0, Stammen 2-0.
Batters faced: Zambrano, C 28, Marshall 3, Marmol 8, Lannan 22, Batista 6, Balester 3, Stammen 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Marshall 1-0, Marmol 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:38.
Att: 18,250